Witt-Birn returns all but three starters

11:27 PM,
Aug. 21, 2013

August Peplinski enters the season as the starting middle linebacker.

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As he watched his players battle through drills in the early morning humidity during the opening week of practice, Wittenberg-Birnamwood coach Aaron Doll made clear what his team's goal is this season.

"I will come out and say it - the playoffs our are goal," the Chargers' third-year coach said. "I'm not going to sugarcoat it. The playoffs are our No. 1 priority right now. If you don't have goals, why are you here?"

With a squad that is both junior-heavy and physical - Doll claims that all but one of his 11 players on offense can bench press at least 300 pounds - the hope is that the Chargers can reach ...